Boot, shoe, or slipper holder.



No. 632,409. Patented sept. 5, |899.

- w. s. HALLuwELL;

BOOT, SHPE, 0R SLIPPER HOLDER.

(Application filed Jan. 13, 1899.)

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WILLIAM S. HALLOWELL, OF VYNCOTE', PENNSYLVANIA.

BOOT, SHOE, OR SLIPPER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,409, datedSeptember 5, 1899.

` Appucautn inea January 13,1899. sentire. 702.091. (No moda.)

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HALLO- WELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at "Wyncote, in the county of Montgomery, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and usefullmprovementin Boot, Shoe, orSlip; per Holders, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

This invention has reference to a novel construction in a shoe-holder;and it consists of an inexpensive device of this character which can bereadily applied to a door or similar support, which is longitudinallyadjustable to vary its capacity, and in which the supporting parts arerelatively adjustable to accommodate shoes of different size.

The invention further consists in the features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

Figure lis a front elevation of a shoe-holder constructed in accordancewith this invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Figs. 3 and 4tare sectional views taken, respectively, on lines x and y 'y of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of an end portion of one of thesupporting-rods. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation and insection and illustrating a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

AReferring to the drawings, the holder consists, essentially, of rear suppcrts situated one above the other and an adjustable front support thatis situated between and in front of said rear supports. Therear'supports are arranged so that the upper one thereof engages theheel of the shoe, while the sole rests against the lower rear support.The adjustable front support engages the upper portion of the shoe atabout the instep to hold the` same in any desired position against therear supports and can be either automatically adjustable to accommodateitself to shoes of varying sizes and to hold the same under pressure orit may be adjustable, so as to beset previously and in conformity withthe size of shoe to be held. The rear supports can be provided invarious Ways, but consist, preferably, of two transverse rods A and B,carried by end brackets C, the latter to be secured to the door, wall,or the like to which the rack is applied. The upper rod Ais near-theupper end of the bracket and a little distance in front of the lower rodB, near the lower end thereof. The adjustable front support consists ofa rod D,parallel with rods A and B, but situated between the same. A sbefore stated, this front support D may be adjustable automatically, asbest shown in Fig. 2, or it may be adjustable by means of a set'- screw,as shown inI Fig. 6, hereinafter referred to. In the particularconstruction shown in Figs. l` to et the end brackets C are ,providedwith upwardly and rearwardly inclined guides or slots F., and at theupper ends of the slots are barrels F, open at-their` lower ends and inwhich are situated the springsG. The ends of the front support or rod Dpass through the guides F. and are secured to the lower ends of thesprin gs G, the upper ends of the latter being secured at the upper endsof the barrels F. Since the springs G act by contraction, they serve todraw the rod D toward the upper ends of the guides or slots E. The saidrods A, B, and D are also longitudinally adjustable to vary the lengthand capacity of the holder, such adjustability being attained by makingthe rods telescopic, as shown in Fig. 5, the rods proper being tubularand receiving the spindles H, as shown.V The ends of the rods, as wellas the spindles, are provided with heads and collars K, the latterabutting against the outer faces of the brackets O, as shown.

The operation is as follows: The holder is placed in position bysecuring the brackets C against the door or the like, it being notedthat no other preparation is necessary to adapt the rack for use. Theshoes to be supported are inserted, toes downward, inthe rear of the'front support D, which moves downwardly and accommodates itself to thesize of the shoe, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The front side ofthe heel rests upon the upper support A and the sole of the shoe againstthe lower support B. The tension of the springs G not only allows thefrontA support to accommodate itself to the size of the IOO' shoe, butalso maintainsA the pressure upon the shoe to hold it in position.

It is obvious that shoes can be as readily removed as inserted, that thedevice will accommodate slippers and shoes regardless of the uppers,that the shoes are held so that a free circulation of air around thesame is possible to keep them dry, and that the rack is light and notunattractive in appearance.

As shown in Fig. 6, the springs cau be dispensed with and the rod Lsecured in place by the thumb-nut M upon the threaded end N thereof, itbeing also obvious that said threaded ends canfpass through slots orguides in brackets or through a plurality of openings made for thispurpose. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claimV as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a shoe-holder, stationary rear supports situated one above theother, a yielding front support situated betweenand in front of thesame, and end brackets common to said supports. Y l

2. In a shoe-holder, two stationary rear supports situated one above theother, a front support movable vertically and laterally between and infront of said rear supports, resilient means for ngoving said frontsupport upwardly and rearwardly, and end brackets common to saidsupports.

3. In a shoe-holder, the upper and lower rear supports, an adjustablefront support situated between and in front of the same, said rear andfront supports being longitudinally adjustable, and end brackets commonto said supports.

' 4. In a shoe-holder, the end brackets, upper and lower rods mounted atthe rear thereof, inclined guides at the front of said brackets, -a rodmounted to slide in said guides, and springs for moving said rod towardthe upper rear ends of said guides.

WILLIAM S. HALLOWELL.

Witnesses:

WM. C. WIEDERSHEIM, E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS.

